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Jeremy Greenstock

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first: 1998-07-30
most recent: 2003-07-25
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“The draft resolution, as orally revised in its provisional form, has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1348 (2001). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remained seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 4.15 pm.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4311 (2001) · source
“May I take it that the draft resolution in the document before the Council (S/2001/379), as orally revised in the proposal made by the Ambassador of Ireland, is accepted by members of the Council as a presidential text? It is so decided. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2001/379) before it, as orally revised in its provisional form. IfI hear no objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by Show ofhands. In favour: Bangladesh, China, Colombia, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Mali, Mauritius, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4311 (2001) · source
“Members of the Council have before them document S/2001/363, which contains a note dated 16 April 2001 by the President of the Security Council, circulating the letter dated 16 April 2001 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) concerning the situation in Angola, enclosing the addendum to the final report of the Monitoring Mechanism on sanctions against UNITA, which has been submitted pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1336 (2001). I call on the Ambassador of Ireland, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) concerning the situation in Angola, to update the Council on any remaining adjustments to the draft resolution before us.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4311 (2001) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Angola, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Mangueira (Angola), took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4311 (2001) · source
“I thank the Assistant Secretary- General for the clarifications he has provided. I think that the Secretariat has taken away a sense of the Council's views on this subject, but I would also like the Assistant Secretary-General to convey the warm appreciation of the Council for the work that the Special Representative and the whole of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) are doing on the ground. We very much applaud the progress that they have made. The Security Council has concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 4.10pm.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4310 (2001) · source
“We encourage the Governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea to move towards normalization and lasting reconciliation, and we reiterate our support for the Algiers peace Agreement, as well as the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement, signed in Algiers in June last year We welcome the fact that the parties have respected the ceasefire agreement for the past 10 months. Still, there is a considerable amount to do, and we expect the parties to live up to their responsibilities in this regard. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to Assistant Secretary-General Annabi to take up any remaining points.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4310 (2001) · source
“We welcome the signing of the protocol between UNMEE and Eritrea and the signing of a status-of- forces agreement with Ethiopia, and we call on both sides to fulfil their commitment to the principle of freedom of movement for UNMEE. Like the rest of the Council, we want to see progress soon on the Boundary Commission, on flights, on demining and on the return of refugees and internally displaced persons. We hope that Member States will also take note of the funding requirements for these operations that have been noted in the debate so far.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4310 (2001) · source
“I should now like to make a statement in my capacity as the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, and in doing so - and I hope the Secretariat will note this - bring out what the United Kingdom sees as quite a strong collective consensus on what has been said in this debate. We very much welcome the formal establishment of the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ). This is a crucial step in the continued implementation of the peace Agreement between Ethiopia and Eritrea and signifies a heightened sense of trust between the two sides. We, like others, praise the efforts of Special Representative Legwaila and the whole of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) in this regard and agree that, as Under-Secretary-General Guehenno said this morning, remarkable progress has been made so far.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4310 (2001) · source
“I am going to suspend this meeting until 3.45 p.m., with a number of representatives still wishing to speak; I too wish to make a brief national statement. We have to come back this afternoon anyway for a further meeting, on the Angola monitoring mechanism. I understand that the Under-Secretary-General is travelling, and I hope that he will be represented at a senior level from within the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. The meeting was suspended at 1.20 p.m. and resumed at 3.50pm. The President: With the agreement of the Council, I extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Hedi Annabi, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and invite him to take a seat at the Council table. I shall now call on those members of the Council that have indicated their wish to speak.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4310 (2001) · source
“The speakers' list has grown a little. I would like to come back to the Under- Secretary-General to pick up the points that have been raised so far. Then I shall suspend the meeting until later this afternoon. I call on Mr. Guehenno.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4310 (2001) · source
“I shall call speakers as they apply to the President or the Secretariat in the normal way of our informal consultations in open chamber. If speakers raise questions, I might turn to Mr. Guehenno to answer those questions as they come up. I give the floor to Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4310 (2001) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Guehenno to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Guehenno on the situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Accordingly, there is no list of speakers.”
2001-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4310 (2001) · source
“Just one small word of praise and thanks to those we do not often praise and thank - in addition to the interpreters, who have to put with a lot of adlibbing in this format - and that is to the transcribers and the stenographers, who also have a much more difficult task when we are all speaking off the cuff and not from written remarks. Thank you for the work you do all the time, but particularly for these particular sorts of meetings. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. It will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 1.25 pm.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“Finally, many members of the Council mentioned the proposed mission, with support for the idea. That is something that the United Kingdom presidency will follow up during the course of this month. We will have discussions in informal consultations on that, with a view to a timing that does not get in the way of the preparations for the elections. I think we will need to be conscious of that. I would therefore like to end by thanking the Under- Secretary-General for his very constructive briefing and full answers to questions. I think the nature and style of this meeting has shown its worth in its interactivity.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“I think he is reporting to the High Commissioner for Human Rights, but he might like to keep the Council informed. We have not forgotten the whole regional context. It is a very large context. Macedonia has been mentioned. Southern Serbia has been mentioned. But we approach Kosovo in the regional framework and we want to have broader discussions, maybe privately later this month, on that issue. We are very conscious that UNMIK has to work with KFOR, with the local communities and with the regional governments, and therefore it is important to us that we have briefings and information, coming particularly from the Kosovo Force (KFOR). We will be in touch with the KFOR leadership to see if we can have an interchange with them on the subject of security in particular.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“But the representative of Ireland made the point that community and ethnic leaders must lead on this issue: stay within the law, within the resolutions, within the international framework, and take things steadily, with law and order firmly in mind. Economic reconstruction is obviously important. It speaks for itself. I am glad to hear from the Under- Secretary-General that it is beginning to be in significantly better shape. On the humanitarian side, refugees returns, internally displaced persons, missing persons and detainees have all been brought up, and we will want to monitor very closely the progress that is being made in that respect. Bangladesh made a point about the rapporteur on missing persons, on which we would like an answer back to the Council.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“Within that area an accent was put not just on the structures of law and order and the judiciary, but also on the traffic of weapons and the illicit traffic in arms. Jamaica and others referred to that, and we will want to come back to that point if the Secretariat and UNMIK are having problems on it, which they probably will. The whole security issue is, of course, important, most of all ethnic violence. We are pleased with the progress that has been made, but there is a huge amount to do, not least on extremism. We may come back to extremism when we return to this subject in the Council. We would like the Secretariat and UNMIK to give further thought to that.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“I think we have brought out this morning the importance of organizing the elections in a way that brings the communities together, a point made by the representative of the Russian Federation and by many other speakers. The inclusiveness of the political process is extremely important to the Council in terms of trying to re-form a multi-ethnic Kosovo. We are glad that the business of the Serb representative on the Working Group has been resolved; that is a good sign. And it is good news that UNMIK is establishing a proper office in Belgrade, with communication flowing from it and to it. Law and order is very clearly a priority. The new pillar I has been formed and is very welcome.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“I thank the Under-Secretary- General for his clarifications. Let me say a very brief word of follow-up and conclusion. Could the Under-Secretary-General pass on to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General the Council's very warm thanks for the hard work they are doing on law and order, on preparation for the elections and on the whole range of business. We recognize the very hard task they have, and we thank them for the work they are doing. The Council will continue to monitor this issue very closely. Let me just draw from today's discussion the points on which we will continue to need briefing from the Secretariat and on which this morning's discussion has placed emphasis. Clearly, the elections and the whole political process constitute a vital area.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“I thank the representative of Sweden for distributing the text of the Swedish statement on behalf of the European Union and for confining himself, in this format, to oral comments. I find that a very useful approach in our interactive mode, and recommend it to other non-members of the Council when they wish to represent their views in Council debates in this style. I see that the Under-Secretary-General has some final brief comments on the latest statements, and I call on him now.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“The next speaker is the representative of Sweden. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“Finally, we are very pleased that the Special Representative has visited Belgrade and that he has had good discussions with President Kostunica and others. Foreign Minister Cook was there the day before the Special Representative; he also had very constructive discussions with the leaders in Belgrade. I think the tone is beginning to change, and that brings us to the hope that both sides of this question are beginning to understand the need for ethnic reconciliation. I hope that can be taken forward under the new leadership in Belgrade. I now resume my function as President of the Council. Turning to non-members of the Council to speak now, I give the floor to the representative of Yugoslavia.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“Everybody has focused on the elections, and we do too. But I will not speak in detail. There is obviously a political risk that if you have an election campaign, the wider questions of the future status of Kosovo are going to be opened up. That, of course, is not a reason for not having elections. We have got to move through the stages of bringing Kosovo back to normal political life, and we have to take those risks. But all of us will be watching very closely to see to it that Security Council resolutions are fulfilled and implemented and that the community leaders understand the limits under which they are working, that any changes for the future have got to be agreed, obviously, by the whole community of those who are closely involved.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“Before I turn to non-members of the Council, let me just say a word in my national capacity as the representative of the United Kingdom. Sweden will make some general points on policy, to which we subscribe, when its representative speaks for the European Union. I just want to make one point on law and order, which we fully subscribe to as a full priority of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) - and rightly so. I note Mr. Guehenno's comment that the number of international judges and prosecutors needs to be doubled. The United Kingdom is very ready to try to contribute to that. But we need a direct formal request, please, and we will act on that. The Secretariat also needs to look at the funding aspects of this as soon as possible. We would be grateful for some guidance on that.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“I would ask the Council members who have not yet spoken to please concentrate on those issues that have not yet been dealt with because we need to leave time for our two outside speakers, Yugoslavia and Sweden.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“I again call on the Under- Secretary-General to pick up the points so far, after which Counsellor Kulyk of Ukraine will speak.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“Thank you, Mr. Ambassador. You make us think, as usual. I think we need to remember that as far as the boulder going up the mountain is concerned, there is a trade off between the speed with which you try to push the boulder up the mountain and the risk of it coming back over you and tumbling back to the bottom again. But it is we and others who have to make those judgements.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“I would like to turn to Mr. Guehenno to answer questions that have arisen so far. Then I will return to the list of speakers.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“Perhaps I should point out that the Prime Minister of Albania has not been able to keep to his programme and will not be coming to talk to us during the course of this month, but I will try to find another occasion to have, perhaps, a more intimate discussion of longer-term policy in the region.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“So we will now proceed to the speakers' list for members of the Council. I call on Ambassador Lavrov of the Russian Federation, to be followed by Ambassador Shen of China.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“I am very grateful to the Under- Secretary-General, first of all for taking the trouble to visit this very important region, and then for giving us such an interesting briefing and update. Before I come to open the list to members of the Council, I should tell the Council that Sweden has asked to be invited to participate in this discussion. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose to invite the representative of Sweden to participate, in accordance with the relevant provisions, unless there is any objection. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Schori (Sweden) took the seat reserved for him at the side ofthe Council Chamber. Yugoslavia will also be asked to speak to the Council after members have intervened and the Under- Secretary-General has answered some question.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“This meeting will start with a briefing from the Under-Secretary-General after his recent visit to the region and will pursue an interactive style, whereby members of the Council can, after the briefing, apply to the presidency, as we often do in informal consultations. If speakers raise questions, I may turn to Mr. Guehenno during the course of the discussion so that he can pick up questions as we go along. I understand that some non-Council members would like to speak. I shall invite them to come to the table as they have applied. I now give the floor to Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Guehenno to take a seat at the Council table. The Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“I shall be presiding over this meeting in informal style, as we did with the meeting on East Timor on 6 April. The Council should be aware that l have received a letter from the representative of Yugoslavia, in which he asked to participate in this morning's discussion, so I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Sahovie (Yugoslavia), took a seat at the Council table.”
2001-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4309 (2001) · source
“The next meeting is on 9 April, when we will be talking about our other extraordinary devolved administration, that in Kosovo. I intend, unless members of the Council want me to stop, to have this kind of discussion about Kosovo. I think that it would be productive on that issue as well. Jean-Marie Guehenno, the Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, will brief us on his recent visit. It will be open to participation by non- members of the Council. If delegations that have a direct interest in this matter wish to make short interventions, they should let me know in the normal way. If there is any need for informal consultations over the next few days, before we have our next scheduled informal consultations - on Tuesday, on Sierra Leone and the region - I shall schedule them at short notice. The meeting rose at 1 pm.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“This morning, since there was no breaking of the silence procedure over the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observer Mission, I have informed the Secretary-General that we approve his recommendation for the continuation of that mandate. Regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there was a discussion yesterday, and you encouraged me to speak to the Ugandan charge in respect of incidents and violations of the ceasefire. I have not been able to get directly to Ambassador Morjane, but the Secretariat is quite clear that Ambassador Morjane and his team approve of the approach that we are taking. I will be proceeding with that recommendation from the Council. As for forthcoming meetings, there is, unless there is an emergency, no meeting of the Council tomorrow.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“The Assistant Secretary-General heard this morning of our strong interest in looking further ahead, regarding where this is going to come out, both for East Timor and for the United Nations presence there in the longer term. In that respect, we will be keenly interested to be kept abreast of the planning process. If it is sensitive, we will go into informal consultations on it, but planning ahead is of extreme interest to us. I hope that those are useful pointers for the Secretariat for these reports that are coming up. If there are no more speakers on this subject, I will close this agenda item. Of course, we will be following it up very closely. Before adjourning the meeting, I have one or two notices from the Chair.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“It would be relevant, I think, for the Secretary-General to make specific recommendations in respect of further security measures in the 30 April report. Sixthly, there is the issue of the economy generally, but I welcome Bangladesh's raising of the point about employment. We have seen - or perhaps we have taken on board - the possible link between youth unemployment and violence from frustrated and bored gangs. Investment is clearly necessary - motivation for talented East Timorese to return from abroad if they can. This is an extremely important aspect for peace and security, as well as for economic development. Finally, there is the exit strategy for UNTAET.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“That should include the potential for wider help from the international community, not just from the Council or the family of United Nations institutions. Thirdly, there is the need for accelerated refugee return from West Timor and care of refugees, both in East and West Timor. Fourthly, there are the arrangements for the 30 August elections and the timetable of preparations for them. There is still a lot to do to make sure that they are held fairly with maximum participation of those who can and should qualify. Fifthly, there is the issue of security. We regard it as essential, if possible, to snuff out the continuing threats to security and the economic and social situation in East Timor. Tunisia raised the question of a possible security assessment team Visit, and we would like that to be considered.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“We also want to focus, however, on what the Council can do over the coming weeks and months to support UNTAET and we therefore want the Secretary-General's reports to let the Council know what recommendations the Secretary- General may have for further action by the Council in encouraging the international community to support the move to independence by East Timor. I think we have focused on a number of particular points that should be regarded as priorities for the reports and debates coming up. First of all, of course, there is the overall political context within East Timor and with its nearest neighbour, and in the regional context. Secondly, there is the capacity-building that is necessary in East Timorese institutions in preparation for independence.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“If no member wishes to make any final point, let me just sum up so that the Secretariat and non- members of the Council can be clear on what the Council is expecting on this issue over the next few weeks. I think that this morning's discussion has got into a lot of extremely useful detail about our concerns and I hope that the style of the meeting has added to that. I want the Assistant Secretary-General to make it clear to the leadership of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) how impressed the Council is by their efforts and how much encouragement we give them to continue in quite difficult circumstances.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“On that point, perhaps one of the Secretary-General's reports could cover what is being done to address that question, but I also want to make the point on behalf of the Council - and this is a public meeting - that, in West Timor, there are stories of continued abuse of women. It is very important that the Government of Indonesia, amongst others - and it has the responsibility here - should take these cases very seriously. They are happening on its watch in its territory. I am very grateful to the Assistant Secretary- General for the frankness and comprehensiveness with which he has gone into detail on our questions and interests this morning. I think that has been very useful.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I come back to Mr. Annabi to take up any final points. If members of the Council wish to make any brief comments or add a question or two at the end, that will be possible. Then I shall sum up.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“There is actually some concern that, because there are no agencies present on the ground, we are not getting information about women being held and abused in West Timor, and we would like UNTAET and others to follow that up. It goes without saying that the United Kingdom will continue to support very strongly UNTAET's efforts, and we wish nationally to pay tribute to UNTAET for what is being done, and to Sergio Vieira de Mello for his leadership. The news about Xanana Gusmao's resignation is of some concern - I agree with Ambassador Mahbubani about this. We understand and respect his decision to stand down. But in our View, it will be very important for him to continue his valuable contribution to national affairs in these early stages as we into East Timorese independence, and we hope that that contribution is not going to be lost to us.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“Comprehensive planning for that from an early stage, with the full participation of United Nations agencies, and drawing on expertise both in the field and in New York, will be essential for a successful transition to the post- independence phase. We particularly look forward to the Secretary-General's report on that aspect, to be issued in the summer. But I would like to ask Mr. Annabi whether progress is being made towards establishing a proper, integrated mission task force for that coordinated effort along the lines of the Brahimi recommendations. We regard the Secretary-General as being in a position to do that if he so decides, and we would like him to move forward on that. I am conscious that the one question that the Assistant Secretary-General perhaps missed was about information on women held in East Timor and West Timor.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“But before any return to West Timor by the international community can be contemplated, it is essential that the Indonesian Government make further serious efforts to improve security. We welcome the progress being made by both Indonesia and UNTAET in bringing to account those responsible for crimes in East Timor, and we welcome the decision taken by the Indonesian Parliament on 21 March to set in place arrangements for the establishment of an ad hoc court for such trials. We hope that that will be pursued as a matter of urgency and that the question of extradition from Indonesia of suspects in the crimes that we have been talking about is also pursued, and not dropped. After independence, East Timor will require extensive international support, and a lot of us have referred to that in this discussion.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“But it is very important that any refugees wishing to return from West Timor should be allowed to do so by 20 June so that they can register if necessary. That is an important milestone on the way to elections. In that context, we are grateful for the announcement by the Government of Indonesia that the registration of refugees in West Timor will take place on 1 May, but this should be preceded - and I hope that this will get back to the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) - by a comprehensive information campaign in the camps so that they know what is going on. We are also encouraged by the initiative of General da Costa to invite representatives from UNTAET, the International Organization for Migration and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to join him on a visit to the camps.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“I will now make a statement in my national capacity, before turning again to Mr. Annabi. The United Kingdom's Views are very much in consonance with what has been said around this table, and also with European Union policy, which is well known and which will be further expressed when we have an open debate. I think we have had an extremely useful briefing and a very interesting visit from the Assistant Secretary-General. I note his quite optimistic assessment that significant progress towards independence is being made on most, if not all, fronts. I think that this is one of the potential success stories of the United Nations, and we must keep it going that way. The elections are extremely important. At this stage, we are happy about the date of 30 August.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“Following Ambassador Wang, I will turn back to Mr. Annabi, whom I encourage to give quite brief answers to some of the points that have come up, because some of the more substantive questions will need to be dealt with with full consideration by the Secretariat in the Secretary- General's report.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source
“I might just give a pointer to the Assistant Secretary-General. When he comes to answer some of these questions, he will need to consider them also, perhaps, against the Secretary-General's report expected at the end of the month. If he can answer quite briefly some of the points that have been raised, the Council, I think, will expect some of the points raised in this discussion to feed into the preparation of the Secretary-General's report. Some of the questions raised can be answered at greater length then. At the end of this meeting, I will be giving some summing-up pointers for the Council's interest in that forthcoming report.”
2001-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4308 (2001) · source